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  • Pershore in narrow away loss

    Droitwich 19, Pershore 14. PERSHORE are third-from-bottom in Midlands Two West (South) following their sixth defeat from seven games at Droitwich. Droitwich were the form team going into the match, while Pershore had been struggling so far this

  • Silent tributes to the fallen of war

    YOUNG and old stood shoulder to shoulder in solemn respect for a host of Remembrance Day services in the Vale and Cotswolds. In Evesham a service conducted by Rev Mark Binney, of St Andrew’s Church in Hampton, took place at the war memorial

  • Fancy going to a game?

    SATURDAY - FOOTBALL. Athium Midland Combination. Premier Division: Pershore Town v Pelsall Villa (ko 3pm). Division One: Littleton v West Midlands Police (2pm). Evo-Stik Southern League. Premier Division: Evesham United v Barwell (3pm). Gloucestershire

  • Crossing over safely

    A DROP-IN event is being held tomorrow for people interested in finding out more about helping children safely make their way to school. Worcestershire Council Council is on the lookout for lollipop men and women and has organised the session

  • Mackey scores in Robins defeat

    Evesham United 1, Leamington 2. EVESHAM United gave a vastly-improved performance last night against high-flying Leamington but, despite taking the lead, suffered their ninth Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division defeat of the season. The Robins

  • Vale crews rush to the rescue of drowning sheep

    FIRE service rescue crews from Evesham and Pershore were called to the River Severn near Ferry Lane, in Uckinghall, on Monday afternoon to help with a sheep in distress in the water. The call for assistance from the RSPCA was received at around 1.20pm

  • Humble beginnings for architectural great who died last week

    AN Evesham man who rose from humble beginnings to become an architect of international stature died unexpectedly last Tuesday. Geoffrey James Darke, who was born on September 1, 1929, was the eldest son of six children belonging to Harry and Edith Darke

  • New programme will prepare students for work

    SOUTH Worcestershire College has launched a new programme to help get young people into work - which even includes buying them a suit for the interview. The launch of the new course comes as figures published by the Trades Unions Congress (TUC) show

  • Pershore MP welcomes business cash

    PERSHORE’S MP Harriett Baldwin has this week welcomed a massive cash injection to help stimulate growth across the county. The £3.7m fund, handed out to the county Local Enterprise Partnership, will be used to stimulate job creation and support major

  • Housing plans get go-ahead despite village opposition

    RESUBMITTED plans for 11 new homes in Drakes Broughton have been approved by Wychavon’s planning committee. The original proposals by Festival Housing Group for new homes at Thornleigh Nurseries, Stonebow Road, were rejected by the committee on July